Organizing Fire Safety Training and keeping the workforce prepared for any uncertainty is a continuous practice of Hera Sweaters Limited (HSL). On March 2022 HSL arranged another Fire Safety Training Programme. Mr. Rubel Sekh from Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence trained 40 HSL members. The trainees were trained on Fire Fighting, Rescue & First Aid. HSL definitely does not hope for unwanted situations but would always like to be prepared for it.

In 2022 we are facing unpredictable challenges in our industry. At the beginning of the year, we encountered a lockdown in China, our main source of raw materials. Then came the Russia Ukraine war.

There were some positive events also for HSL. After 2 years of travel restrictions, visitors started coming. Ms Lilly Nounnis, Head of Group Sourcing, Mosaic Brands Limited, the largest specialty fashion retailer group in Australia visited our factory.

Hoping to continue on a positive trend.

We are very delighted that even after a very hard time of Covid 19 pandemics, relationship with our business partners became way stronger. We were very happy to welcome our guests from INDITEX.

INDITEX comprises 7 reputed global brands. It has 202 markets through online platforms and over 7,000 stores in 96 markets. Right after the end on travel restrictions our valuable partner INDITEX paid a visit to our factory. We hope the bond of togetherness with INDITEX will grow over time.

Hera Sweaters Limited (HSL) felicitates the Bengali Hindu community on the occasion of their most important religious festival Durga Puja. As the staff and workers celebrate the occasion, HSL CEO Md. Mostaqur Rahman presented token gifts to senior executives of HSL, namely: Mr. Subrata Ranjan Chakraborty, Assistant Manager, Marketing and Merchandising, Mr Palash Chandra Sarkar, Assistant Manager, Accounts and Finance and Mr. Dabobroto Biswas, Senior Executive, Compliance. The gifts were presented in a joyous atmosphere, in the presence of senior personnel of HSL. In his message, the CEO reiterated his hope that the Festival will embody the spirit of celebration, peace and harmony.

HSL, which is a LEED Gold certified sweater factory in Bangladesh, is committed to sustainable production process, and believes in the principles of “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle”. HSL launched the “Sustainable Sweater Design Contest 2021 (SSDC 21)” with an aim to acknowledge the talent of emerging designers and encourage them on their way to higher sustainability and responsibility.

Contestants from 14 countries, namely USA, Ukraine, UK, Sweden, South Korea, Slovakia, Poland, Malaysia, Lithuania, Ireland, Iran, India, China and Bangladesh participated in the Competition, where they were judged by a renowned panel of judges comprising Ms. Bibi Russell (Bangladesh), Ms. Emma McClelland (UK), Ms. Aysen Bayram (UK) and Mr. Mohammad Iftekhar Rahman (Bangladesh). Top 20 contestants were selected to participate in the final round. The Winners in the Final Round are-First -Agata Pasieczna Vena Pe (Poland), Second – Nicole O’Reilly

(Ireland) and Third -Erin Fairall (UK).

Champion-  Agata Pasieczna (Vene Pe)

She is a talented designer, who graduated from Fashion Design in 2020 from National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. A single mother with two small children, Agata encountered many challenges and hardships to realise her lifelong dream of becoming a fashion designer.

Being committed to preservation and sustainability, Agata uses organic or recycled fabric and yarns, trying to stay as sustainable as possible. Working only with natural materials supports her moral values, and provides the wearer an opportunity to wear garments made with love and higher understanding.

1st Runner Up- Nicole O’Reilly

She is a talented young designer, originally from Dublin who has very recently relocated to Wicklow Ireland. She graduated in 2020 from NCAD with an international degree in Fashion Design specializing in knitwear and since then has been working in sustainable fashion hub Studio minti.

2nd Runner Up- Erin Fairall

She is a student of Kingston University London, studying BA Fashion and specializing in knit and print design within fashion. She experiments with shape and surface through collage and mark-making, where she can be most creative and playful with color and fabrics. Erin enjoys translating these ideas and textures through knitwear techniques such as intarsia and jacquard, working with certified sustainable materials, and utilizing dead stock and second-hand yarn to prevent these materials from ending up in landfill.

She has recently launched her own business, specializing in children’s and women’s knitwear. Erin hopes that by sharing new and eco-friendly ways to shop consciously, she can convince consumers to reject fast fashion and instead, choose sustainable and natural materials, cherishing the clothes they have and making them last for generations to come.

While we frequently use and promote the terms Sustainability, Conservation and Recycling, most of the time these remain in concept only, without practical implementation and execution. But sometimes we see astounding exceptions. We see amazing ideas of recycling, resulting in beautiful and useful creations. During the Eid Holidays, our Maintenance team came up with an innovative idea of reusing metal drums to create a sofa set. As you can see in the picture, they have utilized metal drums, plastic cover of wirings, and many other junk items to create this useable work of art. Not only does this serves its function comfortably, it also reduces the burden of garbage through recycling, and helps to conserve the environment. We hope this will be liked and appreciated by all those who see and use it, and will also inspire various other creative ideas.

Appreciation for Maintenance Team of HSL.